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Telile TV Bingo Rules
TV BINGO RULES: Policy guidelines for conduct and management of television bingo. The rules listed below are Telile TV Bingo house rules. By purchasing a bingo book, the player is agreeing to play by Telile TV Bingo house rules.
- The telephone operator shall answer all incoming telephone calls and signal to the caller to cease play.
- The telephone operator shall request the player to identify the serial number and card number (free space number) to verify the winning card.
- The winning card is verified by comparing the numbers on the winning card to an identical card programmed in the computer verification system or book.
- If the card is not a winning card, the caller will proceed to call the next number (s) until another call stops play and a winning card is verified.
- The phone number will be displayed during the broadcast to call and verify a card.
- The first player to call in with a winning card will not necessarily be the only prize winner. The player determined to have completed the pre-determined pattern in the least numbers shall be determined the winner(s).
- The telephone lines shall remain open for 30 minutes after the broadcast to allow verification of cards. After 30 minutes, all games are closed and prizes awarded.
- The winning card must be presented to receive your bingo prize.
- Telile is not responsible for books or sheets that could not be played, no exceptions.
- Telile reserves the right to advertise the winner’s name on the scroll, announce the winner’s name on the air and name the store they purchased their books. The name that is advertised will be same name written on the cheque.
- In the event of a power or cable outage during the Telile TV Bingo, the TV Bingo will be held the following Friday night starting at 6 pm. If the outage is during the bingo we will wait one half hour if the outage is not restored we will continue the next night from where we left off. Will notify the Executive Director that the game has been cancelled and will be played the following Friday evening beginning at 6 pm. We will recap the game that was in progress and play the rest of the games. Any books bought on the next day are eligible only for the games that were not completed. All winners’ cheques will be delivered the day following completion of the Telile TV Bingo games unless otherwise announced.
- All telephones are electric, so in case of a power outage telephones run on battery back-up and may not work.
- A bingo ball has to be verbally called to be valid.
- Lucky Number: An extra dollar will be charged per book and that dollar will go into the Lucky Number prize. The Lucky Number is only valid on the books. The Nova Scotia Alcohol and Gaming has a maximum, $15,000 limit per day prize limit. In the event that the lucky number prize exceeds that limit, Telile will freeze the lucky number at the maximum allowable amount and start a new lucky number prize in reserve. The fifth week it is frozen, Telile will call two lucky numbers, the sixth week Telile will call three lucky numbers, the seventh week Telile will call four lucky numbers. If it doesn’t go by week eight it will be forced to go in week eight.
- Forcing Lucky Number in Week 8 – Games 1 – 9: Telile will call one lucky number at the start of game one. If it does not go by the end of game one, the caller will call two lucky numbers at the start of game two, if it does not go on game two, three numbers will be called at the start of game three. (4 at game 4; 5 at game 5; 6 at game 6; 7 at game 7; 8 at game 8). If the Lucky Number prize has not gone on game nine, the caller will call nine lucky numbers at the start of game nine.
- Forcing Lucky Number on Game 10: If the Lucky Number has not gone at the start of game 10, the caller will call ten lucky numbers. If the first person to win does not have bingo on a Lucky Number they will win the regular prize for game 10 and the caller will continue until there is a winner(s) on a Lucky Number. That person will win only the value of the lucky number prize.
- Once a player wins bingo on a lucky number, the lucky number is closed for the week. The following week the Lucky Number prize will start at the amount in reserve plus the sales from that week.
- As explained in rule # 6 & 7; the Alcohol and Gaming Authority requires that the person that wins bingo in the least amount of numbers is the full prize winner. Telile established a consolation prize set up to offset the disappointment of not winning Telile TV Bingo. Telile does not have to give out a consolation prize and some TV Bingos do not. Telile gives $10 Bingo gift certificates for consolation prizes. These certificates can be used to purchase Bingo books or markers. They cannot be redeemed for cash.
- Game 1, any two lines in 15 numbers. We will freeze this game at $11,000. For the first week that the game is frozen we will continue to play for any two lines in 15 numbers. On the second week it will be moved up to 16 numbers and third week 17 numbers, fourth week 18, fifth week 19 numbers, sixth week 20 numbers, seventh week 21 numbers, eighth week 22 numbers and on the ninth week we will play 23, tenth week 24, eleventh 25, twelfth play until the game goes.
- Game 11, the Community Hall Game, is played on an extra sheet and will be sold for $1. The prize is ½ and ½. All profits from game 11 will be divided equally between the 14 halls in the catchment area. The lucky Number is NOT valid on this game, only on games in book
- There is no room at the Telile TV Bingo Studio for general public to play bingo.
Excerpts from the Nova Scotia bingo regulations
Prize values
12 (1) Not including special bingo prizes, the total value of all bingo prizes awarded by a single licensee shall not exceed $20 000 for any day.
(2) Not including special bingo prizes, the total value of all prizes awarded at a single approved premises shall not exceed $20 000 for any day.
(3) The total value of all prizes awarded for all special bingo games operated by a single licensee shall not exceed $20 000 for any day.
(4) A special bingo prize that is not awarded by a licensee at a particular bingo event may be carried over to the licensee’s next bingo event and increased in value, subject to the prohibition in subsection (3) against exceeding the $20 000 maximum prize value.
(5) When a special bingo prize that is carried over to subsequent bingo events reaches the maximum of $20 000, the licensee shall notify the Executive Director and advise how the licensee intends to award the prize.
(6) A special bingo prize that reaches the maximum of $20 000 must be awarded within 12 weeks of the date it reaches the maximum
Term of licence
11 A licence to operate a bingo may be issued for a portion of a day or for a period not to exceed 3 years.
Section 11 replaced: O.I.C. 2002-10, N.S. Reg. 7/2002; amended: O.I.C. 2013-282, N.S. Reg. 285/2013.
Hours and days of operation
11A (1) Except as otherwise approved by the Executive Director, no bingo shall operate on any day
(a) between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.; and
(b) between the hours of 12 midnight and 1 p.m.
Subsection 11A(1) amended: O.I.C. 2013-282, N.S. Reg. 285/2013.
(2) No bingo shall operate on Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Good Friday or Easter Sunday.
Section 11A added: O.I.C. 2002-10, N.S. Reg. 7/2002.